Fears were growing over shop shelves being emptied by panic buyers last night as it emerged that Scotland has suffered its worst early snowfall in 45 years.
Retailers reported a “siege mentality” among shoppers flocking to buy basics such as bread and milk, with lorries struggling to make deliveries in atrocious conditions across the UK.
Transport chaos continued with airports shut, more white-out conditions on major roads and the Forth Road Bridge closed because of snow for the first time since it opened in 1964.
Temperatures overnight plummeted to minus 21C in Altnaharra in the Highlands, one of the coldest temperatures on record for December 1.'
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And in the meantime...
WMO: 2001-2010 warmest since 1850
'WMO Secretary General Michel Jarraud said on Thursday that this year's temperatures through October were at near-record levels, adding that 2010 is "almost certain" to rank among the three hottest years on record. '
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Notice the dates they use for their records this year, they only go up to the 25th of November a week before the big European freeze started!!!
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